Taarof in Iran

Taarof in Iran

TRAVEL in IRAN Taarof in Iran David Hielkema 18 December 2016 Josephine and I sat in our hotel room in Cappadocia, doing some research about Iran. We were about to go there in a few days. Josephine sent me a link about Taarof. Supposedly it is a big thing in Iran to...
Crossing the border: from Turkey to Iran

Crossing the border: from Turkey to Iran

TRAVEL in TURKEY and IRAN Crossing the border: From Turkey to Iran David Hielkema 6 December 2016  lees dit verhaal in   or read our guide in  It is going to be a long day. We wake up early and quickly we prepare some coffee to-go. A truck driver, not the first one,...
30 Hours of our life

30 Hours of our life

TRAVEL in TURKEY 30 hours of our life David Hielkema 22 October 2016  lees in  The music is blasting from the stereo, I am slouched back in the passenger’s seat and Josephine seems to have found the accelerator, this despite the sharp bends of the road. “Could you go...